The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-01-28

The case OF McGrew VS.. Barnes g.
McCandless, damage, comes up for
trial in the Supreme Court this morn
ing.
Mr.. julius II. Smith, Superintendent
Of Public Works, recently paid visit
Of inspection to the extension Of the
Water Works.
Mr. William Smith, Of the HERALD
staff, goes TO the lava flow by the VIC.
Hall to-day, aud will make notes Of the
phenomena for the information Of our
readers
There was a heavy run again yester-
day on Wednesdays HERALD, contain
ing accounts OF the lava flow and
earthquakes on Hawaii At the rate
they have gone the last two days, none
will be left by Monday next, although
three hundred copies were printed
above the regular edition.
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A meeting OF the eleiohoku Guards
cavalry was held last evening The
company disbanded and recognized
uuder the new military law The offi-
Gers elected were as follows. w. s.
Wond, Captain; J. / Dowsei, it,,
First Lieutenant. W. r. Folt, Second
Lieutenant; H. X. Nakaela, Sub. Licut-
enant
Kawaiahao Church clock went OF
on a prolonged strike last evening but
unlike a knight OF Labor did II BY do.
ing twenty.iour hours work IN about
five minutes Il had struck a hun.
bred and twenty and was siill striking
when telephone message to this Of
Gee announced the wonderful pro-
cedure little AFTER siN O'Clock
A native regularly praciises gross
cruelty TO dog at The Kings boat
house, to the disgust Of everybody Of
any feeling within sight and hearing
This man is trying TO teach the poor
animal tricks, and persistcntly thrashe'
il with a stick, making il howl pileously
The statute Tor the prevention OF cru
ely to animals ought to be invoked 70
snch cases
A Aock 81 ducks appeared in The
Supreme Count yesterday as evidence
in the case Of larceny Of themselves
Their presence caused q good deal o
mctrimeni, and they were removed
from the chamber to be deposited in
corner JOS, outside the entrance from
the main corridor, and every now an'
again they SET up a chorus OF quaokinl
that echoed through the chamber o
justice.
The lecture on the American
war Of the rebellion, by Mr. Boot
this evening, promises to be on
of the rarcst treats presented to al
audience here in a long time. Colonia
papers have greeted this lecture WIZ
the most unreserved praise. MI
Yarndley will play a violin solo caya
tina by |. Raft, aud Mrs. Haniord wll
sing ''rhe Star Spangled Banner
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There Is on exhibition in Mr. J. II
Sopcrs store window, a well got up cal
tocn on "Onr Navy The plciur
represents the Hawaiian man-oi-wa
Explorer digging into a heavy hea
sea, with the Reformatory School boy
taking in sail, and the officers standIn
on the poop deck shouting orders l
the foreground can be seen group {
islands representing Samoa, Tor wh'c
the vessel is steering
There was a heavy lreshet in kalll
gulch where It crosses the road o
Wednesday afternoon, the water rlsit
about FIVE feet, although no ram W. W,
falling anywhere in the vicinity =
Moanalua also the water rose hls
enough TO cut Off travel by the roa'
Reports from Waialua are OF the hea'
est freshet in many years. The supp
sition is that these floods were cause
by a cloudburst in the mountains
Yesterday was a day OF prayer, i
colleges, appointed by the Evanisel'c
Alliance. An interesting meeting o
seryatory Of the occasion was nelu
Oahu College, Punahou. Address
were delivered by the Rev Arthur
Smith, of the American mission
China; Rev w. b. Oleson, prlnc,'l
elect of the Kamehameha School
Boys; Mr. J. B, Atherton and MI
G.. Fuller.
Hon. ]. l.. Kaulukou, Marshal
the Kingdom, goes round the CITY o,
splendid charger at nights, reconno,I!
ingthe yariousbeatsto see that the polll
menare on their beats andmoylns, :
reporter has noticed in his ROUNDS
at night, ever since the M9rshal Dee
that practice, that the patrollers
alive and awake in all quarters, as n'
greeted from out the darkness at ann
every corner with CHEEKY 8.